Oxford Anthology of Western Music

Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century

Edited by David J. Rothenberg and Robert R. Holzer
Richard Taruskin and Christopher H. Gibbs

Each score has an introductory essay

These scores are works found in many surveys as well as important pieces rarely anthologized

An Index of Names and an Index of Terms were designed with your students in mind

Oxford Anthology of Western Music

Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century

Edited by David J. Rothenberg and Robert R. Holzer
Richard Taruskin and Christopher H. Gibbs

Description

The Oxford Anthology of Western Music, Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century, accompanies chapters 1-11 of The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition*, by Richard Taruskin and Christopher H. Gibbs (9780195097627).

From ancient Greek music and Christian plainchant to the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, this comprehensive volume includes a rich assortment of landmark musical scores. These include works found in many surveys as well as important pieces that are rarely anthologized, including Antoine de Févin's Missa super Ave Maria; Adrian Willaert's Benedicta es; the Overture and Act 3 of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Atys; Dietrich Buxtehude's Durch Adams Fall; and an aria from Jean-Philippe Rameau's Castor et Pollux.

Designed with students in mind, this unique collection includes introductory essays at the beginning of each piece and an index of names and terms.

A corresponding set of recordings* (2 CDs) contains all musical examples from the anthology in high-quality MP3 format (9780199768288).

ALSO AVAILABLE*

Oxford Anthology of Western MusicVolume Two: The Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Late Nineteenth CenturyEdited by Klára Móricz and David E. Schneider> V2 Print Anthology: 9780199768264> V2 Recorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768295